Allan G. Clague MD

Allan George Clague (age 82) of Ann Arbor, MI, died peacefully at home on Sept. 16, 2016 from complications of prostate cancer. His parents Ashley Clague and Esther (Fiegel) preceded him in death as did his sister and brother-in-law Dorothy and Robert Hauser. Surviving are his loving wife, Rosemary, their children Mark Clague (Laura Jackson) and Emily Page (Kenneth), and five grandchildren (Michaela, Hannah, Ronan, Jacob, and Madelyne). His sister, Nancy Carstedt, resides in Chicago.

A funeral mass will be held Tues., Sept. 20 at 11 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (2250 E Stadium Blvd) in Ann Arbor with entombment to follow at Washtenong Memorial Park. A viewing with the family begins 1 hour prior. On Mon. Sept. 19, a visitation will be held at Muehlig Funeral Chapel (403 S. 4th Ave.) from 5 to 8 PM with a remembrance service at 7 PM.

Born on June 2, 1934 of Manx and German heritage, Allan decided to become a physician at age 5 and was known to childhood friends by the nickname “Doc,” after he began treating playground injuries with band-aids. As a teenager, he played saxophone in a dance band and was on the wrestling and debate teams. A lifelong Ann Arborite with a historian’s memory, Allan learned the name of every street in town as a delivery driver for his father’s grocery store—Grennan and Clague’s on Packard.

Allan completed all of his education in Ann Arbor: he was valedictorian of Ann Arbor High School’s Class of 1952 and received the Chute Medal “in recognition of… the highest type of school citizen,” he received his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1957, and completed U-M medical school in 1961. After an internship and residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, he returned to U-M to study neurology and became an expert in electroencephalography, serving as Clinical Professor at U-M Medical Center (1968–91). He directed the EEG labs at St. Joseph and Herrick Hospitals. Also in private practice, he devoted himself to both patients and an old-school approach to personalized medicine. He retired on Jan. 1, 2015 at age 80, but proudly maintained his medical license.

Allan was a true Wolverine football fan, who for over 70 years attended nearly every home game. He first entered the Big House in 1943 at age 9 as a last-minute substitute water boy. Rain or shine, win or lose, Allan stayed to the last snap.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Heart Foundation (donatenow.heart.org) or Kidney Fund (kidneyfund.org).

Doctor, husband, father, and grandfather, Allan was mentally sharp until the last and in so many ways more joyful than ever. He will be missed, never forgotten, and he passed as he dearly wished—at home with his wife of nearly 52 years to whom he was utterly devoted.